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saccountofhislifeisdividedintofourparts,reflectingthedifferentperiodsatwhichhewrotethem.Intheseparts,severalaphorismsaremadeaboutfriendship.Thesearesomewhatconfusing,butcanbeunderstoodwithsomecomprehensionskills.Thereareactualbreaksinthenarrativebetweenthefirstthreeparts,butPartThree'

snarrativecontinuesintoPartFourwithoutanauthorialbreak（onlyaneditorialone）.

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BenjaminFranklin，TheauthorandprotagonistoftheAutobiography;

hewritestheworkostensiblytotellhissonabouthislifeandtoprovideamodelofself-bettermentforanyoneinterested.BornintoamodestBostonfamily,FranklinmovedtoPhiladelphiainhislateteensandeventuallyopeneduphisownnewspaper,ThePennsylvaniaGazette.TheAutobiographytellsofthemajoreventsofhislifeandmanyofhisimportantscientificandpoliticalideas,buttheworkdoesnotdiscusstheAmericanRevolution,inwhichFranklinwasamajorparticipant.

WilliamFranklin，Benjamin'

ssonandroyalgovernorofNewJerseyin1771whenBenbeginswritingthework.BenbeginstheAutobiographyasalettertoWilliamwiththeintentoftellinghimabouthislife.

Parents，Ben'

sparentswerenamedJosiahandAbiah.Abiahismentionedverylittle.Josiah'

ssecondwife,shemotheredtenchildrenwithhim.Benwastheeighthofthesechildren.JosiahtookalargeinterestinBenjamin,teachinghowtodebateandhowtowriteeffectively.Benrespectedhimenormously.Afterbothparentsdied,BenhadthemburiedanderectedamonumenttotheminaprominentBostoncemetery.

JamesFranklin，FranklinolderbrotherwhoownsaprintinghouseinBoston.BenisapprenticedtoJameswhenBenis12,andwhiletheydonotalwaysgetalongverywell,BenlearnsmuchfromJamesandprovestobequitehelpful.WhenJamesisarrestedforholdingsubversivepoliticalideas,BentakesoverthepaperuntilJames'

release.WhenBenbreakshiscontractandleavesforPhiladelphia,Jamesgrowsangryandspiteful.

BookReportabouttheAutobiographyofBenjaminFranklin

OurEnglishteacherhasevertoldustheDeclarationofIndependencewasaratherclassicopus.Franklinwasjustoneofthefewpeoplewhotookpartindraftingthedocument.

However,hewasn’tcontentwiththepresentsituationhewas.Hehashisowndream,hisownambitions.Isupposethatdeterminationandpersistencecanmakepeopledifference.Ifyouinsistonit,youwillbesomebody,oryouwillbenobody.AlthoughFranklinhadn’tgotwelleducated,hetaughthimselfinhisspeartimeandnevergaveup.Whenhisfatherfiguredouthimthathefellfarshortinelegance,Franklinatoncegrewmoreattentivetothemannerinwritinganddeterminedtoendeavoratimprovement.Allthisbuiltasteadyfunctiononhiswritingandspeech.

Forthepursuitofcuriosityabouttheoutsideworld,FranklinlefthomesetfootinPhiladelphiaalonewithlittlemoney.HehasthespiritofearlyAmericanimmigrants,hard-working,tenacity,insistenceandadventure.WhenthefirstgroupimmigrantssetfootinAmerica,theytriedeverythingtoadapttotheroughlivingconditionsandbuilttheirownhometown.They,FranklinandpeoplestrugglingatthattimeallhavetheAmericanspirit.Becauseofit,heownedhisprintingfactorygradually.Indefinitelyhishonestyandsincerityhelpedhimwonthebusinessandhonor.

Franklinwasstrictwithhimself;

especiallyhelistedthirteenmoralvirtueswhichhethoughtthatisnecessarytohim,forexample,industry,justice,sincerityandsoon.Laterpeoplecalledit“13-pointplanforhonestliving”Heactuallydidasheplaned.Besideshealsomadeaschemeofthetwenty-fourhoursofanatureday.Hedidnotexaggeratehisexcellencebuttolduswhathewasabjectly.

HeisanimportantmanintheIndependentWar.Severalbattlesshowedhisoutstandingabilitytomakedirections.Theoldmanalsogaveussomeexamplesaboutsocializing,working.Anofficialwasalwayswonderinghehadrichexperience,finallyhelostthewar.Theproudestarmyismosteasytobedefeated.Someonewouldn’tliketohearothers’advice.Nooneisindependentwithoutothers’help.FranklindraftedprojectsandpersuadedFrancehelpingAmericantofightagainstEnglisharmy.Hetoldushisvariousexperiencesinahumbletone,asifitwasn’tdangerousorimportant.SoIwonderwhetherpeopledon’tpaytoomuchattentiontothereputationandstatus,theycanmakefarmoreprogress

Manypeople,especiallytheyouth,knowhowtodo,howtochangetheirlife.Theyarejustlackofcourageandpersistence.Wealwaysdefeatedbyourselvesnotthedifficulties.Atthattimewefindthousandsofexcusestogetourselvesridofregret.Afterreadinghisautobiography,anideacameuptomymindthatyoucan’tdecidewhereyouareborn,butyoucanchooseyourfate.

Godwon’tgiveupyou,ifyoudon’tgiveupyourself.

Unit2TheCaskofAmontillado

SymbolismandIronyinTheCaskofAmontillado

Theuseofsymbolismisadistinctivefeatureinthisstory.Themostdistinctivesymbolinthiswriting,inmyopinion,isAmentillado.It’sthetitleofthestory,andthecauseofallthestoryfollowingit’sappearance.MontresorsetatrapwithAmontillado.HeusedittolureFortunato.AndtoFortunato,Amontilladowasalure.ButwhenMontresorsuccessfullytemptedFortunatowithAmontillado,thenitbecameasymbolofdeathtoFortunato.SoAmontilladointhisstoryisasymboloflureanddeathtoFortunato.

AnotherimportantsymbolisthebellswornonFortunato.PoegaveadetaileddescriptiononFortunato’sdressingwhenhefirstappeared:

Themanworemotley.Hehadonatight-fittingparti-stripeddress,andhisheadwassurmountedbytheconicalcapandbells.AndconsideringPoe’sstyleofsimplicity,thisisdefinitelynotunnecessary.Hereiswheretheauthorfirstmentionedthebells.AsthestorydevelopestowhereMontresorandFortunatocametothecatacombs,“Thegaitofmyfriendwasunsteady,andthebellsuponhiscapjingledashestrode”,andherethebellsjingled.Thisisasignandwarningofdeathwhentheyfirststeppedinthecatacombs.“Heraisediftohislipswithaleer.Hepausedandnoddedtomefamiliarly,whilehisbellsjingled”,hereitapppearedagainwhentheycametothecatacombswheretheMontresors’ancestorswereburid,andMontresorsuggestedthatteyhaveadraughtofMedoctodefendthemfromthedamps,andFortunatoeventoastedtotheburiedthatreposearoundthem,unawaringthathewouldsoonjointhem.Thejinglingofthebellsherewasjustlikethebellofdeath.AftertheydrankMedoc,theyproceeded.AndtheytalkedaboutthearmsandmottooftheMontresors.“Iforgotyourarms.”Fortunatoasked.“Ahugehumanfootd’or,inafieldazure;

thefootcrushesaserpantrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedintheheel.”“Andthemotto?

”“Nemomeimpunlacessit.”“Good!

”hesaid.Thewinesparkledinhiseyesandthebellsjingled.HerethearmsandmottojustforeshadowthatMontresorisjustlikeaserpantrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedintheheelandheisgoingtokillFortunato.Thejinglingofbellsisasignalofdanger,towarnthatFortunatoismoreclosetodeath,buttheproudFortunatostilldidn’tsenseit.“Therecameforthinreturnonlyajinglingofthebells”—Fortunatofinallydiedandleftonlythebellsjingling.SothejinglingofthebellssymbolizesthatFortunatowaswalkingtowardsdeath.Othersymbolsliketheincreasingofthenitre,thecatacombs,theflambeaux’sglowingthanflame,andthetierofthemansonry,etc.TheyallindicatesthatthehopeofFortunto’ssurvivalbecamesmallerandsmaller.Byusingsymbolism,theauthersuccessfullycreatedanatmosphereofintensehorror,whiletheuseofironyallowsthereaderstocatchagimpseofthementalstateofthecharacters.

Poeexerciseironyalotinthisstory.Forbyusingirony,thecharacterizationbecamefullandthewholestorybecamemoreinerestingandfullofwit.Forexample,MontresorhatedFortunatotodeath,butthroughoutthestory,hecalledFortunato“myfriend”.Andhe“didhisbest”toimploreFortunatotogoback—“wewillgoback;

yourhealthosprecious.youarerich,respected,admired,beloved;

youarehappy,asonceIwas.Youareamantobemissed.Formeitisnomatter.Wewillgoback;

youwillbeill,andIcannotberesponsible.”“AndItoyourlonglife”.MontresorhasplannedtomurderFortunato,butallhisdeedironicallypresentedtobesofriendlyandgood-willed.HissmileisatthethoughtofFortunato'

simmolation。

LiteraryAnalysisEssayofTheCaskofAmontillado

Iwanttotalkaboutthesuspenseinthestory—thecaskofAmontillado.ThewriterEdgarAllenPoeusesalotofsuspenseinthestory.Sowhenreadersreadthestorytheyaredeepattractiveinit.Thewritercreatessuspensebyusingforeshadowingandconflict.Anditmakesthesuspensemoredramaticandeasytounderstand.IntheshortstorythecaskofAmontillado,EdgarAllenPoecreatesthemaincharactersbythedialoguebetweenthem.Thedialogueshowshowdarkandeviltheprotagonistis.Thewriteralsomirrorstheinnerchangeofthemaincharactersbyusingtheconversationbetweenthemandsomedetaileddepiction.Finally,thebackgroundofthewriterisalsoveryimportantforyoutounderstandthethemeofthestory.Themoreyouknowaboutthewriter,thedeeperyouwillunderstandthestory.Thesuspenseinthestoryisveryartfulandattractive.Thesuspensealsomakesthebeginningofthestorymoreclearly.Thewholestorygoesonverysmoothly.Youcanseethesuspensealmosteverywhereinthestory.Butthewriterusesmanydifferentwayssuchasforeshadowingandconflicttomakethemlookdiffer